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Another New Build offer question
Hello everyone Must appologise I know these requests are flying in and I know alot of people are against new build and I completley understand the reasons.......however, we are "interested" in getting one in a development near us. I say interested as it would only be if we could get it at the right price as not a chance I…
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Rental agent dirty tricks - help!
Hoping for some advice here! Found a house we like locally a couple fo days ago, and viewed with the agent. While there we told him we had to give a months notice and he said fine. We gave the forms in the next day with references and bank statements etc. Today we checked our crdit files and saw they had done the credit…
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local authority housing
does it have a stigma when buying or selling? some people say solid built, others dont like, what is the opinion from those in the know? :confused:
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Moving out - tenancy agreement - ?
A friend of mine is in the process of buying a house and moving out of his rented flat. He's looked at his tenancy agreement and it has absolutely nothing in it about giving notice when moving out. It's an assured shorthold tenancy and he's renewed for six months at a time since he moved in, the current agreement runs out…
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Help and advice needed by confused First Time Seller
Hi All. I put my home on the market last Nov 08 for £165,000. 7 weeks later I agreed to sell it to a FTB for £150,000. It has taken until this Monday for their surveyor to come round and value the property. Two days ago I was contacted by my E.A. who said that my buyer had switched lenders and that he was going to arrange…
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giving backword on a rental
hi there we have paid a bond to rent an house but on closer inspection the house smells of cat wee as the previous tennnant had them and the carpets are badly stained,when we went to look it didnt smell and the stains didnt seem too bad but we paid a bond and got the keys,we havnt signed anything, anyway we deiced we were…
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How to measure if a house price is accurate
Hi all, I am currently looking at buying a house. It is a higher price range to what I am used to and so I am quite unclear on how to judge if the price is right. Is there a website or anything I can use to calculate what the house will have been worth previously? i.e. if I can work out what they paid for it, then I should…
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A question for buyers (especially in Scotland) about which websites you search on
Hi, Well, pretty much as it says on the tin. We are currently marketing our property through Re/max but I don't think the property is getting enough exposure and am thinking of changing agents. So I wanted to ask potential buyers which websites they are more likely to use. Or indeed what other methods of searching for…
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Housing benefit
Im currently getting Housing Benefit from Hounslow Council, but have to move into the next borough which is Richmond, the new house isnt even half a mile away from where i am now, can i move into a diffrent borough and apply for housing benefit, and whats the likely hood of me getting it. Thanks in advance for any help
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Estate agent won't leave us alone!!
Prior to putting our property on the market 2 weeks ago we arranged the typical multiple valuations and selected a sole agent. All the unsuccessful agents, bar one, accepted our decision graciously and said to give them a call should we need their services in the future. All very professional. One agent however has done…
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Lettting agent threatening me
Although this is going to be referred to a lawyer, I just wondered what people here thought. Letting agent (who find tenant and reference them only - non managed) referenced a housing agency as the tenant, not the actual tenant (who they call "nominated tenant") The AST states that the tenant is responsible for seeing out…
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to rent out or sell
Advice needed please? We have just finished off paying our mortgage, and we would like to buy a new build, should we sell our property or let it out. If we sell it we would need a mortgage of about 100k if we let it out we will need a mortgage of about 220k. We would like to move to another town and we don't like the idea…
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Mysterious Free Gas Supply to rented property - any suggestions?
I refurbished a flat about ten years ago and let it. For two or three years of that time my son lived there till about 3 years ago. I can’t remember whether the utility contracts were in his name or mine, basically I paid all the bills. Then it was let again. Not being there much myself I did not pay much attention to the…
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council flat- this years rent going UP by 5.5%?!
I thought the general trend was downwards? No doubt the coucil will be negotiating with suppiers (cleaners, gardeners etc) to lower their prices..
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Property Auction Website
Here is a relatively new property auction website UKAuctions.Org.Uk with details of dates of coming auctions, articles, videos, blog and a forum. If you are interested in buying at auction you will find this is the best magazine-style resource out there. The forum has literally just been opened, so feel free to be one of…
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6months into a 12month agreement. We want to extend & landlord happy.what next?
We are really happy in our place, and we are looking to exend the current lease of 12months. We have been here for 6 months and the landlord has said that he is happy for us to stay longer , the longer the better. When we signed our agreement with the letting agent (which have nothing to do with the management of the…
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How to improve my chances of getting a mortgage next year?
Hi All, I am hoping to get a mortgage next year, probably at the end of the year IF the market is a little more buoyant. I have three defaults but have a credit card which is being used sensibley and my credit rating seems to be OK. I have checked it through Equifax etc and it is rated as average, although this is only an…
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New Carpets- should we pay
We rent privately and we do get on well with our landlord and get on pretty well. The carpet in the hall and stairs is awful, it's like straw and is now coming away from the doorways and stairs, i tripped up the stairs the other day because of it. The carpet has been there over 5 years. Now should our landlord replace…
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Should I accept housing benefit??
I am currently trying to get lodgers to help me pay the mortgage and I have just been asked if i would accept housing benefit. Because the person lives in london at the moment and once they come to scotland will be looking for a professional bar job the will obviously be unemployed temporarily. Is there anything I should…
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Selling Privately
Hi! we are (attempting) to sell our house without using an esstate agent. We had a viewing on Tuesday and they seemed to love the house and were talking about arranging a survey. I haven't heard anything from them since. How long do you think I should wait before I call them. I obviously don't want to appear desperate but…
